jimmyjohn19

My father grew up extremely poor during the 1950s in rural south Louisiana. The stories he tells me sound more akin to the 1850s....hand milking a cow for milk, growing a garden for vegetables, group effort each fall to kill hogs for meat through the winter.

He talks quite a bit about the desire for more but that desire hinging on getting an education and a job to EARN a better life. His peers were equally as poor and he can't recall a single time of anyone stealing because it was "owed" to them.....

Different times.

Young and dumb, 2003. Climber lost it's bite at about 17' up a tree. Skidded and slid down to the ground. Walked away unscathed except for a busted nose and bark in my cheeks.

I won't take the first step up a lock on or ladder without my harness on.

12 check out stations but only 1 cashier working :yack:

In the past, likely. The current grain cost, equipment cost and input costs leave a minimal margin of profit. Grain prices mirror what they were 30 years ago while the costs of equipment has soared 500%.

I do believe a lot of crop insurance claims, specifically in the mid west, fall into the fraud category.

The average row crop farmer in the SE isn't getting fat from subsidized governments handouts.

My great grandfather was in the 101st. Jumped in Normandy and Market Garden. Fought in in the Bulge too. He died in the early 80's so I never met him.

I have his jump wings and some photos from training in Toccoa, GA. :usa:

Maternal great grandfather was in the 101st airborne/506th PIR

Jumped on d-day and was in the Bulge
He died in the 80s so I never met him but my great grandmother lived until 2014. She said he rarely spoke about the war, maybe a funny story or two but none of the hard times.

She did say that pre-war, he was an avid hunter but after the war he didn't hunt anymore, only fished and made fishing lures in his shed out back. She asked him one time "why dont you hunt anymore" and he replied with "I've done enough with a firearm to last 5 lifetimes, to hell with killing"

Tons of people - expect to pay 3-5K more than current value. A lot of people raise their hand a couple of times just to feel like they're in the mix....no intention of purchasing but raise the price, quick.

The last one I went to had a lot of really good ranch type horses.
What are you looking for?

The kids ponies really bring the $$$.

This is how nightmares start :speechless: :speechless: :speechless: :speechless:

Every potential pit bull owner needs to watch this video. These dogs aren't meant to be a couch ornament - their drive to work will always come out. They're willing to take a beating (obviously) and still keep going.

:banghead: :banghead:

I work in industrial sales and use hot shots quite often.

The standard truck hot shot market is saturated but there's money to be made in 40' flatbed trailer loads.